
          dessert and culinary plum. A cross between the Cherry plum
and Ogon. Fruits are large, yellov/, and of pleasing flavor,

31658. PRUNUS SALICINA x CERASIPERA MYROBALANA . Plum. Var.
Methley. From. W. J. Newberry, Curator, Botanic Gardens, Pie-
termarltzburg. Natal. A dark-red fruit; flesh dark red, firm;
stone medium in size; cling; flavor and quality good; season
very early.

32670. PRUNUS SPINOSA x DOMESTICA. Hybrid Plum. From Kozlov,
Russia. Collected by P. N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer.
A hybrid produced by the plant breeder I. V. Mijurin, between
the Green Peine Claude and P. spinosa, a hardy spiny bush of
Europe, Persia, North Africa, and Siberia. This hybrid pro-
duces small, purple, sweet, characteristically spicy fruits
which are of good keeping quality.

32671. PRUNUS SPINOSA x DOMESTICA. Hybrid Plum. From Kozlov,
Russia. Collected by F. N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. A
hybrid between the Green Relne Claude and P. spinosa, originated
by I . J. Mijurin at Kozlov. The fruits are of medium size,
dark purple, and have a sweet delicate flavor. The trees are
very productive and vigorous.

32673. PRUNUS SPINOSA x DOMESTICA. Hybrid Plum. From Kozlov,
Russia. Collecied by F. N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. A
hybrid, produced by I. V. Mijurin, from Green Reine Claude
and P. spinosa. Fruits medium- sized, of a beautiful yellow color;
sweet, spicy, and juicy; of good keeping quality. Tree medium-
sized, very healthy; cold-resistant.

36086. PRUNUS TOMENTOSA , Chinese Bush Cherry. From China,
Collected by F. N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. An early-
flowering deciduous shrub bearing small white flowers tinged
with rose, followed by small fruits which are valuable for
preserves and jellies. Its extreme hardiness and its orna-
mental character suggest the value of this plant for hybrid-
ization experiments.

48255. PSEUDOLACHNOSTYLIS SP. From Victoria Falls, Rhodesia.
Seed presented by J. Burtt-Davy. A shrub or small tree with
alternate, upright, simple leaves and dioecious flowers, the
male flowers being in axillary few-flowered cymes, and the
female flowers being axillary and solitary. Said to be POI-
SONOUS.

47508. PSIDIUM GUAJAVA. Guava. From San Marcos. Cuba. Presented
by Robert Reid. Well-knovm tropical fruit, generally utilized
for jellies and preserves; large shrubs with white flowers;
the fruits 2 to 3 inches in diameter, containing many small
hard seeds. The flesh is white and of a musky flavor. This
is one of the best Peruvian varieties.

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